The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-17

the dirty linen of the Cleveland admin
istration, reminds the Traveller of the
surprised western landlord whose at
tention was called to soiled towel.
Il" Well" said he, "you're mighty par
ticular; sixty of my boarders have
wiped on that towel and you are the
first one to find fault"
THE Boston Herdld's remark that
George M. Stearns' nomination for gov
ernor by the democrats would not re-
suit in his election, but would be
good thing for the party, reminds us of
boy who set the dog on his father
The dog took hold with a vigor that
brought forcible remonstrance from
the old gentleman, but the boy rubbed
his hands with glee and remarked: cit
may be little hard to bear, father,
but il will be the making of the dog."--
Springfield Union.
THE Brattleboro PhoeniG, referring
to Cleveland's abandonment of civil
service reform, thinks that the friends
of this reform who sought to further
their cause by putting party in power
whose every instinct and tradition was
opposed to it will hereafter be cautious
about repeating their error" 1t does
not look like it. Hdrper's Weekly ex-
plains that nothing in Mr.. Curtis re-
port is to be construed to mean a re-
greet for supporting Cleveland in 1894.
Other mugwump papers express the
mi 40 in1annn1anfc will
continue to support the President.
GOVERNOR OBMsBEE could in no other
way make so large and so creditable figure
in Vermont history for his administration
as by so managing as to win the case at this
[interstate] hearing and secure for our
farmers a just and reasonable freight tariff.
1t would give the states agricultural pros
perity an impulse forward that would not
be forgotten for generations. But will he
do it? We confess to a fear that the Cen
trail Vermont machine didn't nominate him
for any such purpose. -BrdHleboro Reformer.
The Reformer ought to know that no
railroad machine nominated Governor
Ormsbee and that he is and will re-
main absolutely independent to do his
duty. But governor can do very little
to "win a case" or change the bust
ness relations of the people. All that
he can do he doubtless will do, but it is
nonsense to think, or say without think
ing, that any governor Yields the wand
of Midas, to turn whatever he touches
into gold. Bigger actors will determine
the transportation problem than local
machine" governor, grange or a
state. -Rutland Herald
GENERAL RosECRANs has received
and presented to President Cleveland
and Pension Commissioner Black a
series of resolutions adopted by the So
called National Veteran Association of
Des Moines, Iowa, repudiating certain
utterances of members of the Grand
Army of the Republic with reference
to the visit of the President to st. Louis,
commencing the Presidents veto of
the dependent pension bill and con.
demning the efforts of those who seek
by the rebel flag episode to rekindle
the flames of sectional hate" These
resolutions are said to express the sen.
timents of 10000 eX-Union soldiers of
Iowa. The Hartford Co1rdnt says that
this National Veteran Association is
ga humbug, organized two or three
years ago as campaign tender to the
democratic party. 1t has never ven.
tured to publish list of its members
and is simply a skeleton machine en-.
tirely without standing among the
genuine soldiers of the late war;